[Bug 1884754] Re: Fractional scaling does not persist across reboots in resizable VM windows
Made a quick video to illustrate the issues: https://youtu.be/SwBtxqTqsHc ** Summary changed: - Fractional scaling does not persist across reboots in resizable VM windows + Fractional scaling does not persist while resizing or rebooting in VM windows -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1884754 Title: Fractional scaling does not persist while resizing or rebooting in VM windows To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/1884754/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1884754] Re: Fractional scaling does not persist across reboots in resizable VM windows
Behaviour seems somewhat improved but the root issue is still there. When rebooting with VMware Player running the scaling is now remembered correctly, however if I then shut the VM down completely and restart it, it still starts up at first in default screen size, removing the scaling. Also the scaling modifications seem more aggressive now - if I have the windowed VMware Player maximized on my 4k screen (practical resolution 3840x2015, note not 2160 pixels high due to host window chrome) it allows me to set 125% scaling, but if I then resize the host window or just unmaximize the 125% options disappear from setting *and Ubuntu snaps right back to 200%*. So effectively what I described in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/1884754/comments/9 is still happening as before. I still think https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/1884754/comments/11 is the only true fix - in _virtual_ monitors the system should never intervene with scaling settings at all and just trust whatever the user selects for himself, as he may be resizing, maximizing, changing displays etc. all the time. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1884754 Title: Fractional scaling does not persist while resizing or rebooting in VM windows To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/1884754/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1884754] Re: Fractional scaling does not persist across reboots in resizable VM windows
Wayland doesn't work at all, hangs for 5+ minutes after login in VMware (this reflects my experiences with Wayland on 18.04 and 18.10 in VMware, don't think I've ever seen it work properly). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1884754 Title: Fractional scaling does not persist across reboots in resizable VM windows To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/1884754/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1884754] Re: Fractional scaling does not persist across reboots in resizable VM windows
Considering that Mutter indeed knows that a monitor is virtual - shouldn't it just ignore resolution completely for resolving existing configuration? It changes all the time while dragging windows on the host machine, maximizing, minimizing etc -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1884754 Title: Fractional scaling does not persist across reboots in resizable VM windows To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/1884754/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1885026] Re: Fractional scaling contains 175% option twice
Thanks Daniel for referencing that comment, it's indeed also relevant
here.
It seems weird as a whole that the available scaling options appear to
depend on common monitor resolutions. As stated there at 3840x2075
(that's 4k minus the VMware window borders) I see the
100/125/175/175/250 selector, at 3480x1859 I don't even get any
fractional scaling options at all.
It looks like somebody tried to make it really user friendly by
tailoring the experience towards the end user ("nobody wants 300%
scaling on a 640x480 screen") and then completely overlooked the
windowed VM scenario, or any kind of remote desktop where you also want
to be able to set the scaling correctly based on the host machine's
resolution.
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[Bug 1884754] Re: Fractional scaling not persisted in VMware Player
I think I just found out the real issue, and that information is not going to help you because it will contain seemingly random indicators depending on how I size my windows. VMware Player, like most virtualization software, runs windowed by default, and that window is dynamically resizeable. Now someone in all their wisdom at Ubuntu apparently decided that the available scaling options depend on the current resolution. So when I keep the settings screen open, and start resizing the window, thus dynamically resizing the "monitor", I can see the available scaling options change in real time. At 3840x2075 (that's 4k minus the VMware window borders) I see the 100/125/175/175/250 selector, at 3480x1859 I don't even get any fractional scaling options, at really low resolutions all scaling options disappear. When VMware Player boots, it snaps to the default 1024x768 size. So that's the monitor resolution when the desktop loads, it concludes scaling is not allowed at that level, and resets to 100%, no matter what it was before the reboot. The real issue appears to be: scaling settings should not be modified based on resolution during boot. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1884754 Title: Fractional scaling not persisted in VMware Player To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/1884754/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1885026] [NEW] Fractional scaling contains 175% option twice
Public bug reported: When opening the Settings, select Displays and then enable "Fractional Scaling". The Scale options change to 100% / 125% / 175% / 175% / 250% If you click the first 175% option it will even automatically select the second one instead. The third option should likely be 150% instead. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.36.2-1ubuntu1~20.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-37.41-generic 5.4.41 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-37-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.3 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Wed Jun 24 15:21:07 2020 DisplayManager: gdm3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-06-22 (2 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR= LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.36.2-1ubuntu1~20.04.1 SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1885026 Title: Fractional scaling contains 175% option twice To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1885026/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1884754] Re: Fractional scaling broken in VMware Player
gnome-shell seems to be the right one, filed https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1885026 This bug can continue to be about the missing persistence. ** Summary changed: - Fractional scaling broken in VMware Player + Fractional scaling not persisted in VMware Player -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1884754 Title: Fractional scaling not persisted in VMware Player To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/1884754/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1884754] Re: Fractional scaling broken in VMware Player
I opened https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm- tools/+bug/1885025 for the open-vm-tools issue, I don't know for which package I should file the bug with the missing 150% setting. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1884754 Title: Fractional scaling not persisted in VMware Player To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/1884754/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1884754] Re: Fractional scaling broken in VMware Player
As a sidenote: the "Fractional scaling selector" in display settings allows me to choose between 100%, 125%, 175%, 175% and 250%. Note the duplicate 175% that should likely be 150%. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1884754 Title: Fractional scaling broken in VMware Player To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/1884754/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1884754] [NEW] Fractional scaling broken in VMware Player
Public bug reported: Related to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/1825593, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1852860, but those report the issues are fixed. They also do not mention the VMware specific issues. Install Ubuntu 20.04 in VMware Player, install open-vm-tools (done automatically with Easy Install), go to settings, enable Fractional Scaling and select any non-integer value. Results: - The scaling is applied - VMware Tools (open-vm-tools) appears to break, no more seamless mouse between host and Ubuntu - After next reboot the setting is reverted to 100% ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: mutter 3.36.2-1ubuntu1~20.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-37.41-generic 5.4.41 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-37-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.3 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Jun 23 04:30:21 2020 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-06-22 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR= LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: mutter UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: mutter (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1884754 Title: Fractional scaling broken in VMware Player To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/1884754/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
